Cheap Car Rentals: Part 11 – Car Rental Savers

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Car rental savers

You do NOT have to pay in advance to get the lowest rates, but pay for your rental at the reservation counter when you pick up your car. This is better than other sites like Hotwire which requires you to pay in full when you make your booking.

Week long Rentals

I was curious to see how Car Rental Savers performed for a week long rental in Hawaii…and Car Rental Savers had the second lowest price for a week long rental in Hawaii!

Car Rental Savers

Costco Travel

Hotwire

Ultimate Rewards Mall

7 Day Rental in Maui in August 2013

$207

$271

$287

$168

Hawaii is one of five featured destinations on Car Rental Savers. This means that there could be extra discounts in the drop-down menu “Car Rental Destinations” for Europe, Florida, Hawaii, Las Vegas, and Orlando.

Use the “Car Rental Destinations” For Car Rentals in Popular Destinations

Use The “Car REntal destination” tab

Because of restrictions on how Car Rental Savers can present discounts, using the destination tab could save you more money compared to making a reservation under the general booking tab.

I searched for the same economy car from the general booking tab and it cost $273 or $67 more than when I used the destination tab!

Using the “Car Rental Discounts” tab

The “Car Rental Discounts” tab also allows you check prices using other discounts such as AARP, AMEX, BJs, Last Minute and other discounts.

Us the “Car Rental Discounts” to Compare Discounts

After you’ve selected the discount you qualify for, follow the instructions on the discount screen to apply your additional discount.

Because these discounts are not available to everyone, the discount codes must be individually applied.

Using the “Car Rental Coupons” tab

You can also use the “Car Rental Coupons” tab to see if other discounts apply to your booking.

Use the “Car Rental Coupons” For More Car Rental Coupons

Bottom line

Car Rental Savers is easy to use, and more importantly, will save you time and money by providing the lowest car rental rates for all participating companies without limiting your choices.

You can enter your frequent renter information so that you don’t have to wait in line to pick-up your rental.

If you have time, don’t forget to use the “Car Rental Destinations” and “Car Rental Coupons” tabs to see if you can save even more money!

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Great site. I need a three day rental in Hawaii and this site beats all sources by $20.

But one error. The Hotwire picture you show is actually showing cancellable/no-commitment rates. When the “Continue” button is gray, it’s a regular rates where you’ll see the company. When the button is red, it’s an opaque booking and it’s non-refundable.

Any suggestions on how to get the most value when renting for a long period of time (approx a month)? Should I break down my rentals into multiple weeks or make single reservation for the entire duration?

Hey MMS .. nice series on rental cars. How about a series on airport transfer options (i.e. Titan Limousine 🙂

More seriously – we are planning an Italy vacation this fall (I burned through most of my Hilton points pre-devaluation to fund the hotel stays @ Cavalieri and Molino Stucky) and we are thinking about renting a car and spend a few days driving through Tuscany .. any idea on how to find the best deals for car rental in EU .. specifically Italy?

You think this website would show up as a “travel” charge on my Barclay card? Would like to use my new Barclay Arrival card to reimburse this expense, but I wonder how carrentalsavers is coded when it’s charged. I have no idea how to find out BEFORE I charge it if it will be coded as “travel” for Barclay. Anybody know?

I have been using carrentalsavers for a while now and the best tip I can offer is to book early and lock in your rate (it doesn’t cost you anything – it’s like holding a reservation) and then to check back often. I currently have two bookings (going to Vegas and later to San Diego) and I’ve seen the price fluctuate as much as $100 in a day. Also, when you’re looking don’t forget to check the “Car Rental Discounts” tab for discounts for using your Visa or Mastercard . . . sometimes those discounts will drop the price even more.

This is awesome! Thanks for pointing me to this website. I’ve found very cheap rates for Maui of all places (less than $100 for 5 days, intermediate size). Carrentalsavers + Autoslash = huge savings Markedly cheaper than Chase UR or Costco. Thanks again!

Great compendium! I found the discount codes with Avis are giving me the best price usually. I used about half a dozen and it’s normally 50% (often 80%). I never had trouble with the rentals and had some spectacular Mercedes upgrades in Europe.

I completely agree with Tenzing Norgay (good one) – I book a couple of months early and then check back often for a lower rate. There’s no cost to modify your reservation and you don’t get charged until your actual travel date. Using the Mastercard discount under the Car Rental Discounts tab has save me a bunch of money! The funny thing is I also have two ongoing bookings right now – Las Vegas and San Diego (just like Tenzing) … I bet we’re competing against each other!

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